So early it's still almost dark out. I'm near the window with coffee, and the usual early morning stuff that passes for thought.

When I see the boy and his friend walking up the road
to deliver the newspaper.

They wear caps and sweaters, and one boy has a bag over his shoulder. They are so happy they aren't saying anything, these boys.

I think if they could, they would take each other's arm. It's early in the morning, and they are doing this thing together.

They come on, slowly. The sky is taking on light, though the moon still hangs pale over the water.

Such beauty that for a minute death and ambition, even love, doesn't enter into this.

Happiness. It comes on unexpectedly. And goes beyond, really, any early morning talk about it.

When I awoke this morning with a bad groggy feeling and later around 7.00-7.30 am ish checked my email, which I was doing after a few days, I saw this poem that was sent out on the Wondering Minstrels poetry list, in my mail box.

I realise that this is exactly what the Divine within me wanted to tell me, that happiness is more of a state of mind and less of anything else and that it's only by simplicity that we may go towards being in that state more often that we may do now.

It also brought back memories of walks I took with people I intensely loved on various continents and how very truely happiness was manifest in all those silences between our words and each of our footfalls.

As Thoreaou said, "Simplify, simplify for more is less and less is more." This would be my thought for the day, today.

Love. Sashi

It?s been a long road, getting from there to here. It?s been a long time, but my time is finally near. And I can feel the change in the wind right now. Nothing?s in my way. And they?re not gonna hold me down no more, no they?re not gonna hold me down.

Cause I?ve got faith of the heart. I?m going where my heart will take me. I?ve got faith to believe. I can do anything. I?ve got strength of the soul. And no one?s gonna bend or break me. I can reach any star. I?ve got faith, I?ve got faith, faith of the heart.

It?s been a long night. Trying to find my way. Been through the darkness. Now I finally have my day. And I will see my dream come alive at last. I will touch the sky. And they?re not gonna hold me down no more, no they?re not gonna change my mind.

Cause I?ve got faith of the heart. I?m going where my heart will take me. I?ve got faith to believe. I can do anything. I?ve got strength of the soul. And no one?s gonna bend or break me. I can reach any star. I?ve got faith, faith of the heart.

I?ve known the wind so cold, and seen the darkest days. But now the winds I feel, are only winds of change. I?ve been through the fire and I?ve been through the rain. But I?ll be fine.

Cause I?ve got faith of the heart. I?m going where my heart will take me. I?ve got faith to believe. I can do anything. I?ve got strength of the soul. And no one?s gonna bend or break me. I can reach any star. I?ve got faith.

I?ve got faith of the heart. I?m going where my heart will take me. I?ve got strength of the soul. And no one?s gonna bend or break me. I can reach any star. I?ve got faith, I?ve got faith, faith of the heart.

It?s been a long road.